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The Secret Service and the climbers at the gate

The Secret Service is changing some of its screening policies in the wake of last week's gate crashing incident at the White House state dinner. A government official familiar with the plans says from now on, a staff member from the White House social office will work with the Secret Service at the gates.

Tags: White House , FLEOA , Jonathan Adler

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WMD Commission identifies, hopes to prevent, threats

Tags: WMD , Randy Larsen , Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass De

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Risk Factor

For the third consecutive year, a classified Pentagon assessment has concluded there's a significant risk that the U.S. military could not respond quickly and fully to any new crisis.

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Under the Microscope

A team of Pentagon auditors will travel to Afghanistan next month to determine whether the U.S. is doing enough to train and equip local security forces.

Tags: Pentagon , Taliban

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Archives officials grilled on the Hill over missing data drives

A little more than a month ago, officials at the National Archives admitted to the loss of a hard drive containing the personal information of millions of military veterans. Before that, there was the loss of a hard drive containing messages from the Clinton White House. The handling of these data devices was the focus of Thursday's hearing of the House Information Policy, Census, and National Archives Subcommittee.

Tags: technology , National Archives and Records Administration , Adrienne Thomas , Paul Brachfeld , Max Cacas ,

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Agencies using HSPD-12 as 'glorified ID cards'

The ID card hanging around your neck isn't living up to its potential. The Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12) cards allow secure entry into federal facilities.

Tags: Gregory Wilshusen , GAO , HSPD-12 , DHS , In Depth

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How to avoid TSA headaches

TSA can learn from other countries using technology to prevent security breaches.

Tags: Erroll Southers , TSA , In Depth , best practices

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How bin Laden was hunted across the matrix

Tom Talleur, a former head of NASA's cyber crimes unit, tells us intergancy cooperation made the difference in the hunt for Osama bin Laden.

Tags: Federal Drive , digital forensics , Tom Talleur , NASA , Osama bin Laden

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Analyst welcomes plan to bolster Federal Protective Service

Wendell Shingler of the Adfero Group discusses improving the FPS's ability to protect 9,000 federal buildings.

Tags: Wendell Shingler , Adfero Group , FPS , crisis management , In Depth

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Expert: Libya investment 'will pay off'

Retired General Howie Chandler, the former Air Force Vice Chief of Staff, talks with Federal News Radio about Libya, the so-called Arab Spring, and the outcome of the Tanker Refueling contract.

Tags: Federal Drive , Libya , USAF , Air Force , Howie Chandler

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